Author archives: Galina Walls

This post is a throwback to the first session for my Urban Portraits Dumfries project. Moxie, Roman and their delightful (and collaborative!) kids were so natural during our lifestyle shoot on the streets of Dumfries (see Part 1 and Part 2 I published earlier). I was very impressed with all of them![...]

Artworks displayed in tiny glass-covered niches in the wall of Midsteeple - no tags with artists' names, no titles, no labels with written explanations, no mediation, no pre-history - are inconspicuously curated on the staggered basis to be discovered by the members of the public directly. Savoured.[...]

During my urban photo walks I often set out to challenge myself with one camera one lens restriction. This time I focused on the ephemera in the heart of Glasgow, exploring coincidences or chance encounters in the area near St Enoch. I noticed a set of interlinked shopping trolleys from the local[...]

I am in the process of re-thinking my post-processing workflow and I need to test and time my new speed-editing shortcuts by applying them to a large number of raw images from the past portrait and documentary photography sessions. These dramatic light urban portraits are such a re-edit. The phot[...]

I walked past the Primark window in Glasgow recently and noticed a lovely bronze frame with little pegs for mini Polaroids suggested as an item for high key bedroom or dining room decor. I thought decorating with retro prints was a great idea and started collecting pins leading to more in-depth crea[...]

Nithraid 2017 was the first time when this popular Dumfries river Nith festival continued into the night time with live music, film projections, tasty vegan stew, campfires and stories by the Vikings. I was privileged to document the efforts of talented artists from the Stove Network that masterm[...]

It was dark(ish) and damp as if the sky couldn't decide between drizzle and light rain so it intermittently served both. I picked up my most weather sealed camera with a conservative 35mm prime for this Glasgow street photography walk and was resolved to keep taking photos in spite of the elements.
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Here are more photos from my urban photo session with Ivor Gott for Urban Portraits Dumfries project (Part 1 is here). This time we chose a narrow courtyard/alleyway just off High Street. I liked the leading lines of multiple staircases we found in this courtyard and the shiny metal of the door. [...]

Here's a little story of some street photography reactions I had a couple of days ago in Dumfries town centre. I arrived too early for my dentist appointment and decided to take a photo of a new street art mural of an upmarket cafe covering up the windows of an abandoned High Street shop. I only bro[...]

My congratulations to Lincluden community, whose beautiful heritage of Lincluden Collegiate Church has been voted one of six Hidden Gems of Scotland! It was a result of two months of online Facebook voting organised by Dig It! 2017 that worked with partners across Scotland to unearth special places [...]

This series of "Pink Wall" Dumfries portraits was taken in collaboration with a brilliant local young artist Ivor Gott for my Urban Portrait Dumfries project. I came across this pink wall at the back of Iceland on Irish Street and took a reference shot with my phone as it seemed a great location [...]